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WGUS71 KILN 190539

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KYZ094-190700-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

136 AM EDT SAT MAY 19 2001



...HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...



AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE LAST 3 HOURS IN OWEN

COUNTY.  WITH MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THE WAY...UP TO

ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN WILL FALL BY 4 AM EDT.  WITH THE GROUND ALREADY

SATURATED...THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE PONDING

OF WATER ON ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS...AND SMALL STREAMS WILL RISE TO

BANKFULL.



DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS...AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL HOW

DEEP WATER IS.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND ROAD BLOCKS.



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CONIGLIO

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